BIG MACKOS BBQ GA
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2022-03-04
latest 2024-03-01
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.23 · weakest Brisket (148.50)
Road miles
266
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$47K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.22 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
389.31 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKE ANOTHER ONE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 138.2288 | 157.00 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 147.3372 | 155.51 | top 64% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 151.9544 | 160.23 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3716 | 141.6344 | 148.50 | top 92% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 3 | 26 | 0 | top 63% | 2024-03-01 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 623.22 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 389.31 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-03-04 — First tracked contest · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 📣 2022-03-04 — First call · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 📈 2022-03-04 — Peak power rating (1499) · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- ⭐ 2023-05-12 — Career-best overall score (647.2572) · 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.8 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2024-03-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2023-03-03 |
| -10.1 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2023-05-12 |
| -1.2 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2022-03-04 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 89.9% | 86.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 128.2% | 128.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 26 / 59 (317.0632) | 19 (164.5372) | 30 (152.5260) | 22 (162.8000) | — |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 35 / 40 (647.2572) | 30 (166.8572) | 26 (167.3828) | 38 (157.6456) | 34 (155.3716) |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 63 / 65 (599.1888) | 56 (158.2628) | 65 (147.3372) | 64 (151.9544) | 64 (141.6344) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 34 / 73 (461.5544) | 40 (138.2288) | 29 (154.8000) | 6 (168.5256) | — |